Time to focus on endingN. Korea nuclear threat

Now that the midterm election is over, it is time for our elected officials to focus on the work that needs to be done to assist North and South Korea in ending their decades-long conflict that still threatens to break out in nuclear war.

While significant progress in defusing the tensions is being made by the two Koreas alone, the United States cannot ignore the fact that we are a party to the conflict and hence must take responsibility for providing assistance where requested and concrete moves when appropriate.

I hope that U.S. Rep. Mark DeSaulnier and Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Kamala Harris will speak out publicly in favor of step-by-step progress on North Korea and will urge the president to continue to engage in low-key diplomacy with that nation.

Threats, cancellation of meetings and hostile language will never lead to peace.